Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 11, 2008 9:00:24 AM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: elephant

Stories

6 Stories

  • July 2008

    • UN Approves China to Buy Ivory

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jul 16, 08 5:29 AM CDT

      UN Approves China to Buy Ivory

      (Newser) - China has been given a green light to begin importing African ivory by a UN body that banned the sale 10 years ago, a decision that has infuriated conservation groups, the Daily Telegraph reports. African states say they need to sell stockpiles of ivory from elephants that are culled or die of natural causes in order to fund conservation efforts. Critics believe the move will encourage poaching and put more pressure on endangered elephant populations. More »

      Tags

      China  • Africa  • endangered species  • conservation  • wildlife  • elephant  • cull  • ivory

  • March 2008

    • Elephant Bubble Plans Popped

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 15, 08 6:46 PM CDT

      Elephant Bubble Plans Popped

      (Newser) - A California science center has ditched plans to surround an elephant with a giant soap bubble, reports the LA Times, after a thousand outraged emailers protested the plan and zoo professionals blasted it as a "Vegas-style sideshow."  A "bubble artist" had planned to break a world record by blowing a bubble with a 39-year-old Asian elephant named Tai in it. More »

      Tags

      science  • art  • animal cruelty  • animal rights  • elephant

  • January 2008

    • Rangers Kill Taunted Tusker

      Associated Press  |  Jan 8, 08 3:25 AM CST

      Rangers Kill Taunted Tusker

      (Newser) - Tusker, a 50-year-old bull elephant, was an old  favorite at a safari park in Zimbabwe, but rangers shot him dead after he trampled several cars at a rowdy New Year's Eve party where the animal was taunted. Witnesses say that drunken partygoers teased Tusker by flashing car lights, lighting fireworks, throwing bottles and even slapping his rump, AP reports. More »

      Tags

      Zimbabwe  • conservation  • elephant  • safari

  • October 2007

    • Elephants Know Who to Trust

      Independent (UK)  |  Oct 21, 07 7:21 AM CDT

      Elephants Know Who to Trust

      (Newser) - Elephants apparently never forget a smell or clothing, at least when it comes to spotting their human hunters, researchers have discovered. Pachyderms in a study remained calm near members of an African community who had not harmed them, but instantly shied from those in a tribe who hunted them. It's believed to be the first time wild animals have revealed an ability to distinguish among different groups of a species based on the threats they pose, scientists said. More »

      Tags

      Africa  • elephant  • elephant habitat

  • September 2007

    • South African Park Houses Grim Exhibit

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 19, 07 7:51 PM CDT

      South African Park Houses Grim Exhibit

      (Newser) - South Africa's Kruger National Park provides a bizarre but legal service: a legitimate source of animal parts for the world's manufacturers of buffalo upholstery, zebra footrests, and giraffe-bone handgun grips. The park's employees harvest the remains of animals that die of natural causes and store them in stockpiles, taking orders from around the world, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

      Tags

      animal  • South Africa  • endangered species  • national park  • poaching  • elephant

  • August 2007

    • Circus Elephant Elopes With Wild Suitor

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 30, 07 1:14 PM CDT

      Circus Elephant Elopes With Wild Suitor

      (Newser) - In perhaps the heaviest love story ever told, a wild bull elephant broke into a traveling circus in India and snatched away a tame but captivated female. Wildlife experts say the male was probably in must when he broke a gate to free his beloved; three other elephants also escaped, the Guardian reports, then returned when circus officials came calling. More »

      Tags

      romance  • escape  • elephant  • circus  • West Bengal

6 Stories

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »